Breakfast casserole

Because if the size of my family I doubled this for a 9x13 pan. But here it the smaller amount

Serves: 6

Ingredients
2 cups rolled oats or oat meal
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup walnut pieces
1 cup raspberries {any berries work I used strawberries and blueberries}
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
1 banana sliced
2 cups of milk
1 large egg
3 tablespoons butter (melted)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 375°F and generously spray the inside of a baking dish with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix together the oats, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, half the walnuts, half the strawberries and half the chocolate. (Save the other half of strawberries, walnuts and chocolate for the top of the oatmeal).
In another large bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, butter and vanilla extract. Add the oat mixture to prepared baking dish. Arrange the remaining strawberries, walnuts and chocolate on top. Add the banana slices to the top then pour the milk mixture over everything. Gently shake the baking dish to help the milk mixture go throughout the oats.
Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until the top is nicely golden brown and the milk mixture has set. For an extra tasty top, sprinkle a tablespoon or so of extra brown sugar.

Homemade from scratch Hot Coco

–1.5 cups of heavy cream
–1 can of sweetened condensed milk (14 oz)
–2 cups of bittersweet chocolate chips
–6 cups of milk
–1 tsp vanilla extract

In a large pot over low heat, combine all of the above ingredients. Stir regularly for 30-40 minutes until chocolate is Melted and completely mixed in. Put I'm cups, add marshmallow on top.

And enjoy ⚓

Bruschetta baked chicken

2-3 boneless chicken breast, halved
1 bottle of sun dried tomato marinade
2-3 Roma tomatoes, diced
5 fresh basil leafs, finally chopped
Olive oil
Shredded Mozzarella cheese

Marinade chicken over night in the sun dried tomato marinade. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place chicken in oven safe dish with some marinade
In a bowl toss tomatoes, Basil and olive oil. Then spread over the chicken breast.
Loosely cover with aluminum foil place in the oven. Cooking time verys by oven. 20-40 mins.
Once chicken breast are completely cooked remove foil, add cheese on top of the chicken breast and place back in oven for about 10 minutes.

Then enjoy ⚓

With my chicken I served over top of noodles and added some of the sauce on top and made some potatoes to go with it.

Beans and sausage

So this might not look like a million buck.. But, it taste really good and has a kick to it. It's great for busy days when you need something simple.

I used
2 large cans of home style baked beans (adjust amount for your household)
2 cans of ro-tel
1 lbs of smoked sausage

I put all 4 cans in the crockpot, cut the sausage into pieces added it to the crockpot the stirred and placed on high. Cook until sausage is cooked. Stirring from time to time.

It's really easy and simple and taste really good.

Chocolate covered peanut butter balls

Watch out Reese! These are amazing! Theses can also make buckeyes

2 cups creamy peanut butter (I used a 16.5 oz jar of Peter Pan)
1/4 cup salted butter (at room temp)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups powdered/confectioners sugar (may need more)
Chocolate to dip in

Start with the peanut butter and butter and mix well, add one thing at a time and keep mixing, once you've added the powdered sugar and mixed it completely make sure it's not stick if it is add more sugar and mix again (keep doing until no liger sticky.)

Roll into about 1in balls and place on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper, put in the freezer until hard (30 mins to 1 hr) the take a few out at a time and dip in melted chocolate, place onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper then place in freeze to set.

Then eat and enjoy! ⚓

Oreo truffles

1 package if regular Oreos
1 8oz package of cream cheese
Milk or dark Chocolate (melted)
White chocolate (optional)

Take Oreos and separate the Cookie from the cookie cream and place in another bowl, once all the cream is taken out of the cookies, take the cookies an place in a blender (or magic bullet or etc) turn into a fine crumb then place in a bowl, mix cream cheese and cookie creams together, once mixed place fine cookie crumbs and cream cheese mix together and mix til well blended.

Roll into about 1in balls and place on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper, put in the freezer until hard (30 mins to 1 hr) the take a few out at a time and dip in melted chocolate, place onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper drizzle with white chocolate (optional) then place in freeze to set.

Then eat and enjoy!

(Any left over truffles need to be placed in the fridge for storage due to cream cheese)

Non-spicy Gumbo (good for kids and people who can't eat spicy food)

3 large boneless chicken breast
Salt & pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
1lbs smokes sausage, chopped
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
5 tbls margarine
1 large onion, chopped
8 cloves garlic, minced
1 large green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
3 celery stocks, chopped
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 (about .25 oz) bunch flat leaf parsley, steam and leaves coarsely chopped
4 cups water
5 beef bouillon cubes
1 (14oz can) stewed tomatoes and juice
2 cups (16oz bag) frozen cut okra
4 green onions, chop green and white part
1/2lbs (1 bag) small shrimp, peeled, deveined and cooked

Season chicken breast with salt and pepper, heat olive oil in pot at med-high heat, put in chicken breast and brown on both sides then remove, cook sausage and brown then remove. In pot sprinkle flour over the oil, add 2tbls margarine cook over med heat, stirring constantly until brown about 10 mins, let the roux cool.

Return pot to low heat melt 3tbls margarine, add onions, garlic, bell pepper and celery and cook for 10 mins, add Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to taste and parsley, cook while stirring frequently for 10 mins, add water and bouillon cubes whisking constantly, add the chicken and sausage to the pot and bring to a boil then reduce the heat, add tomatoes, okra, green onions and shrimp , cover and simmer for 1 hr 45 mins